A Broken Trust: Sexual Assault And Justice On Tribal Lands
“When the system has failed you time and time again, you don’t feel empowered. It feels like a disconnect between this moment of #MeToo and the reality of Indian Country sexual assault.”
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In 1965, the Indian Health Service began offering family planning with the goal of reducing the birth rate of Native American women. At least 25% of women living on reservations were sterilized throughout the 1970s, many after being coerced, misinformed, or threatened. In the 1980s, Phoenix and Oklahoma City Indian Health Service used Depo-Provera on Native women with disabilities, despite the fact that is wasn’t yet approved by the FDA.
Acknowledging the historical and systematic racism within the medical community has enabled us to look at the ways we can be better providers and advocates of sexual and reproductive health care. Everyone deserves to make their own decisions about their bodies — we’ll continue to work alongside partners who are leaders and advocates for full reproductive autonomy and freedom for all communities.
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Centering Reproductive Health and Justice on Indigenous People’s Day and Beyond
We honor and celebrate the people and cultures native to this land. We stand in solidarity with Indigenous communities, who continue to face devastating systemic barriers to access basic human rights, including to health care.